Convertible middy blouse



April 8 1924.

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Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES MORRIS SOBELMAN', OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CONVERTIBLE MIDDY BLOU'SE.

Application filed lifovember 2, 1921. Serial No. 512,272.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS SOBELMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Convertible Middy Blouses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to garments and more particularly to blouses ofthe middy yp The object of the invention is to provide a blouseconvertible for use either as a middy or as a belted blouse.

Another object is to provide a blouse of this character which has thebelt made as a part thereof and which is concealed when the garment isworn loose as a middy.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofthe blouse shown applied and in use as a middy.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the upper portion broken off showing, itfor use as a belted blouse with one of the flaps unfastened.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the blouse with both flaps shownunfastened, and with the belted portion turned up ready to be secured bythe flaps, the upper portion of the blouse being broken away forconvenience in illustration.

Fig. 4 shows the blouse in useas a belted blouse.

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section showing the flaps in openposition, and

Fig. 6 is a similar View with the flaps shown closed.

In the embodiment illustrated, a middy blouse 1, the body portion ofwhich is of ordinary construction, is shown having seamed to the lowerpart of its inner face a facing 2 which is designed to be folded outwardand upward as shown in Fig. 3, to give the appearance of a beltwhen'secured in such position by means presently to be described. Thefacing is secured by a row of stitching 4 positioned above the loweredge of the body portion so that when the blouse is worn as a middy asshown in Fig. 1, it will have the appearance of a hem. The facing 2 iscomposed of a front strip 5 and a rear strip 6. The strip 5 is of alength corresponding to the width of the front of the blouse and thestrip 6 is of a length greater than the width of the back of the blousewhereby the end terminals of said strip will project to form tabs orflaps 7,

which are faced as shown at 8 and provided with pointed ends. The tabs 7have buttonholes 9 formed therein centrally thereof. The facings 8 ofthe tabs 7 have their inner ends stitched to the inner ends of the frontstrip 5, as shown at 8 at points opposite the under arm seams 1 whichconnect the front and rear portions of the blouse body.

Secured to the front strip 5 at points spaced longitudinally from eachother and from the seams 8 are two buttons 10 de signed to cooperatewith the buttonholes 9 for contracting the belt formed by the strips 5and 6 and further for securing the belt 2 in such contracted position soas to give the blouse the appearance of a waist, as shown in Figure 4.Cooperative engagement be tween the buttons 10 and the tabs 71 throughthe medium of the buttonholes '9, is not had until after the lower partof the body portion of the blouse has been folded upwardly against theouter face of said body portion and whereby the strips 5 and 6 will beexposed exteriorly of the body portion.

When the blouse is to 'be worn as a loose middy as shown in Fig. 1, thelower part of the body portion which is faced with the strips 5 and 6 isturned downward with the flaps 7 extending forwardly and the strips andflaps are completely concealed from view. When it is to be worn as awaist or belted in blouse as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the facing 2 isturned up into the position shown in Fig. 3 and then the front portionof the blouse is folded as shown at 11 in Fig. 6 and the buttonholes 9engaged with the buttons 10 thereby presenting the appearance of a beltas is shown clearly in Fig. 4, the fullness of the blouse body beingheld in by the facing 2 which constitutes the belt.

While the belt 2 is shown in Fig. 4 arranged at the waist line of thewearer, obviously it may be worn lower down according to the length ofthe blouse body and the flaps or tabs 7.

From the above description, it will be obvious that this convertiblemiddy blouse may be quickly changed from one form to the other by merelybuttoning or unbuttoning the flaps 7 and folding upwardly or turningdown the face portion of the blouse.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that anymodifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made inthe construction Without departing from the principle of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim 1. In a convertible middy blouse a body portion, a pair of frontand rear belt forming strips, one of said strips of greater length thanthe other, said strips arranged relatively to each other whereby the endterminal portions of the longer strip will project beyond the endtermini of the shorter strip to provide a pair of tabs, means forsecuring that strip of less length throughout to the inner face of saidbody portion at the lower part thereof, means for securing the other ofsaid strips intermediate its ends to the inner face of said body portionat the lower part thereof and further to the ends of said short strip,and means for connecting said tabs to the short strip whereby the lowerpart of said body portion when turned upwardly will be gathered to givea waistlike appearance to the blouse.

2. In a convertible middy blouse a body portion, a pair of front andrear belt forming strips, one of said strips of greater length than theother, said strips arranged relatively to each other whereby the endterminal portions of the longer strip will project beyond the endtermini of the shorter strip to provide a pair of tabs, means forsecuring that strip of less length throughout to the inner face of saidbody portion at the lower part thereof, means for securing the other'ofsaid strips intermediate its ends to the inner face of said bodyportion-at the lower part thereof and further to the ends of said shortstrip, means for connecting said tabs to the short strip whereby thelower part of said body portion when turned upwardly will be gathered togive a Waist-like appearance to the blouse, and a facing for each ofsaid tabs.

.3. In a convertible middy blouse a body portion, a pair of front andrear belt forming strips, one of said strips being of greater, lengththan the other, said strips arranged relatively to each other wherebythe end terminal portions of the longer strip will project beyond theend termini of the shorter strip to provide a pair of tabs, means forsecuring that strip of less length throughout to the front of the innerface of said body at the lower part thereof, means for securing theother of said strips intermediate its ends to the rear of the inner faceof said body portion at the lower part thereof and further to the endsof the said short strip, and means connecting said tabs to said shortstrip whereby the lower part of said body portion when turned upwardlywill be gathered to give a waist-like appearance to the blouse.

4. Ina convertible middy blouse a body portion, a pair of front and rearbelt forming strips, one of said strips being of greater length than theother, said strips arranged relatively to each other whereby the endterminal portions of the longer strip will project beyond the endtermini of the shorter strip to provide a pair oftabs, means forsecuring that strip of less length throughout to the front of the innerface of said body at the lower part thereof, means for securing theother of said strips intermediate its ends to the rear of the inner faceof said body portion at the lower part thereof and further to the endsof the said short strip, means connecting said tabs to said short stripwhereby the lower part of said body portion when turned upwardly will begathered to give a waist-like appearance to the blouse, and a facing foreach of said tabs.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

MORRIS SOBELMAN.

